Decision Workspace
ascii-gen vs asciiify-cli vs pixel2ascii
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
ascii-gen
growingv1.1.0
A command line tool to generate ascii art from images
47
asciiify-cli
experimentalv0.4.0
CLI tool for converting images and video to ASCII art
44
pixel2ascii
experimentalv0.1.1
Convert images into ASCII art with color and grayscale support, including block-based sampling, ANSI color output, and CLI.
Core Metrics
| ascii-gen | asciiify-cli | pixel2ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 47 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 4.7K | 58 | 273 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 966d ago | 72d ago | 188d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 3m | 6m |
Health Breakdown
ascii-gen
Maintenance
5
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
asciiify-cli
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pixel2ascii
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ascii-gen | asciiify-cli | pixel2ascii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 364KB | 20KB | 16KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •asciiify-cli leads with a health score of 47/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ascii-gen has the most downloads (4.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ ascii-gen has not been updated in over a year.
- •asciiify-cli, pixel2ascii are pre-1.0 — API may change.